22/08/09 WITH A top prize of 95,000 euro on offer, competition for today's (Saturday) Netherlands Grand Prix was predictably fierce, and Ireland's Jessica Kurten came within one fence of making it through to the jump-off, but had to settle for ninth place overall. Riding Lady Georgina Forbes's bay mare 'Quibell', the 39 year-old Northerner recorded one of 14 first-round clears on Valkenswaard's five-star course, but four faults in the second round left her out of the seven-horse jump-off, which was ultimately won by in-form Australian Edwina Alexander and 'Isovlas Itot du Chateau', with Germany's Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum a third of a second behind in runner-up spot on the talented 'Shutterfly'. Ireland's Denis Lynch was also inside the Grand Prix prize money bracket, taking a 14th place with eight faults over two rounds on 'Abbervail van het Dingeshof' in this eighth leg of the Global Champions' Tour.

22/08/09 AFTER A ninth place in the Dutch Global Champions Tour Grand Prix today (Saturday) top Irish international rider Jessica Kurten has formally announced the retirement of the 15 year-old bay mare 'Quibell'.

19/08/09 FEI HOLDING STATEMENT: THE ISSUE of team relegation from the Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ is currently being discussed.

16/08/09 NICOLA FitzGibbon was today (Sunday) crowned the 2009 National Show Jumping Champion following her win in the final leg of the Premier Series at Coilog Equestrian Centre in Co. Kildare.

14/08/09 TEAM Ireland manager Robert Splaine has today (Friday) announced the Irish squad for the European Show Jumping Championships to take place in Windsor in the UK from August 26th to 30th.

09/08/09 TWENTY-four year-old Swiss based Thomas Ryan was the best of the Irish in the Longines Grand Prix at the Dublin Horse Show this afternoon (Sunday) with a seventh place on the 12 year-old gelding 'Urleven van de Helle'.

08/08/09 IRISH riders dominated all three international classes at the Fáite Ireland Dublin Horse Show today (Saturday), with only the irrepressible Frenchman Roger Yves Bost spoiling a hat trick of victories.

07/08/09 LIVE updates from the FEI Meydan Nations' Cup (Aga Khan Trophy) at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show are now available here. Ireland, drawn sixth to jump, lines out as: ROUND ONE Cameron Hanley; Southwind VDL 8 faults Cian O'Connor; Rancorrado 8 faults Billy Twomey; Je t'Aime Flamenco 8 faults Denis Lynch; Lantinus 0 faults ROUND ONE TOTAL 16 faults ROUND TWO Cameron Hanley; Southwind VDL12 faults Cian O'Connor; Rancorrado 4 faults Billy Twomey; Je t'Aime Flamenco 8 faults Denis Lynch; Lantinus 8 faults TEAM TOTAL AFTER TWO ROUNDS 36 faults

07/08/09 ON A TOUGH course that yielded no double clears to any nation, Ireland finished in eighth place in the Aga Khan Trophy competition at Dublin this evening (Friday) on a total of 36 faults.

06/08/09 HORSE Sport Ireland Team Manager Robert Splaine has named his team to jump in tomorrow's (Friday) Aga Khan competition at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show. In order, the Irish will line out as follows: Cameron Hanley; Southwind VDL Cian O'Connor; Rancorrado Billy Twomey; Je t'Aime Flamenco Denis Lynch; Lantinus Ireland is drawn sixth to jump of the world's top ten teams competing. Splaine said tonight: "We have a strong team, it's a big challenge, but I'm confident we will do well."